Weldbend's Dick Burke Passes Away
June 2, 2010
Richard Thomas "Dick" Burke of Weldbend Corp. passed
away on Friday, May 28, at his home in Louisville, KY. He was 86.
Richard Thomas “Dick” Burke, 86, passed away on Friday, May 28, at his home in Louisville, KY. Burke served as the vice president of Public Relations for Weldbend Corp of Chicago until the time of his death.
A graduate of Louisville' s St. Xavier High School in 1942, Burke attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps (United States Air Force) as a second lieutenant and was a navigator on a B-29 bomber. Burke joined Weldbend in May 1992 and was well-known throughout the industry.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choosing.
Condolences to the Burke Family may be written on the Guest Book here.
Richard Thomas “Dick” Burke, 86, passed away on Friday, May 28, at his home in Louisville, KY. Burke served as the vice president of Public Relations for Weldbend Corp of Chicago until the time of his death.
A graduate of Louisville' s St. Xavier High School in 1942, Burke attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps (United States Air Force) as a second lieutenant and was a navigator on a B-29 bomber. Burke joined Weldbend in May 1992 and was well-known throughout the industry.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choosing.
Condolences to the Burke Family may be written on the Guest Book here.